Classification Lesson

Classification

Review

Classifying animals

• If an animal DOES NOT have a backbone, it is an INVERTEBRATE and should be classified as an INVERTEBRATE

• If you are asked to classify animals you are given characteristics, first look to see if they have backbones or no backbones.

Multiple Choice

A dog and a hamster can both be classified as _________ because they have a backbone.

• vertebrates

• invertebrates

Invertebrates

• do not have a backbone

• they can have an exoskeleton like crabs and hermit crabs

• Worms are also invertebrates

• all insects are invertebrates

Multiple Select

Which of the following pets are invertebrates?

• hamster

• dog

• lizard

• hermit crab

• snake

Multiple Select

Is a whale a mammal or a fish?

• mammal

• fish

Look at the picture of the vertebrates to help you answer the next question.

Multiple Choice

On a recent field trip to the zoo, Mr. Lee asked his students to take pictures of different animals. He asked his students to sort the animals into further groups.

How could the students below develop a model to classify their animals?

• Student B has a reptile. Student C has a fish. Students A and D have an amphibian.

• Students A and B have reptiles. Student C has a fish. Student D has an amphibian.